Question on Fish that may be pregnant

[Jason Stanley]

I have what I think is a tetra that is pregnant. What are you supposed to
do with them? Should I move it to it's own 10 gallon tank or let things be
and leave it in the 35 gallon tank with the other fish. I am not even sure
if it is pregnant, but it seems it's belly is alot rounder than it used to
be.

Thanks,
Jason

[GloFish]

On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 09:27:01 -0500, "Jason Stanley"
> wrote:

>I have what I think is a tetra that is pregnant. What are you supposed to
>do with them? Should I move it to it's own 10 gallon tank or let things be
>and leave it in the 35 gallon tank with the other fish. I am not even sure
>if it is pregnant, but it seems it's belly is alot rounder than it used to
>be.
>
>Thanks,
>Jason
>


It really depends on what you want. Every now and then I take the
pregnant guppy and put her in the q-tank, just because it is fun to
watch the fry grow.

Most of the time, the pregnant ones go into a breeding net, until they
are done, the female removed, and the fry become dinner for the big
tank.




--Tony

[Dave Painter]

Jason Stanley > wrote in message
...
> I have what I think is a tetra that is pregnant. What are you supposed to
> do with them? Should I move it to it's own 10 gallon tank or let things
be
> and leave it in the 35 gallon tank with the other fish. I am not even
sure
> if it is pregnant, but it seems it's belly is alot rounder than it used to
> be.
>
> Thanks,
> Jason

Tetra are egg layers not live bearers.
Females tend to be rounder than males.

Your female could be:-
Maturing.
Egg bound.
Ready to lay (she will need a male to fertilise the eggs)
Suffering from an illness causing 'bloat'

If you move her to a 10 gallon then you will need to move a male (or two)
with her.
Classified as very difficult to breed in a tank.

Hope that gives you enough information to consider,

Dave